SACRAMENTO STP - McLean County, Kentucky Wastewater Treatment Plant

SACRAMENTO STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. The plant serves a small population of 563 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet Clean Water Act standards. The facility operates under the US EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which governs wastewater discharges. With a designed capacity of 234.69 units and an average daily flow of 71.92 units, the plant maintains a utilization rate consistent with small community systems. The treated effluent from SACRAMENTO STP is discharged into local streams that ultimately drain into the Green River basin, a tributary of the Ohio River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important part of the Mississippi River drainage system.

The plant discharges into the Green River watershed, which flows into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. This basin supports a variety of fish and wildlife species, including several state-listed mussels and fish. The secondary treatment process helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads to protect downstream water quality.